WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1993
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MR LEUNG NOTED THAT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAD CONDUCTED 796 INSPECTIONS TO MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES DURING A FOUR-MONTH CAMPAIGN THIS SUMMER.
APART FROM ENFORCING THE LAW, HE SAID SUCH INSPECTIONS ALSO AIMED AT PROMOTING THE AWARENESS OF EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS OF THE NEED TO UNDERTAKE SAFETY MEASURES WHEN ENGAGED IN OVERHEAD WORK.
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SCHEME TO IMPROVE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING TRAFFIC UNDER REVIEW
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, TOGETHER WITH THE TUNNEL COMPANY AND THE TRAFFIC POLICE, ARE REVIEWING AN EXPERIMENTAL TIDAL FLOW SCHEME TO IMPROVE THE TRAFFIC FLOW AT EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR HAIDER BARMA, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY
(WEDNESDAY).
WAH-MING, MR
HAD
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LI BARMA SAID TRAFFIC VOLUME IN THE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING INCREASED FROM A DAILY AVERAGE OF ABOUT 19,500 VEHICLES WHEN THE TUNNEL, OPENED IN SEPTEMBER 1989 TO AROUND 83,500 IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR.
HOURS.
HE SAID TRAFFIC WAS HEAVIEST DURING THE EVENING PEAK COMMUTING
"AN EXPERIMENTAL TIDAL FLOW SCHEME HAS BEEN TRIED OCCASIONALLY IMPROVE THE TRAFFIC FLOW, WITH THREE TUNNEL LANES BEING UTILISED IN THE EVENINGS FOR KOWLOON-BOUND TRAFFIC.
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"THIS HAS SOMETIMES RESULTED IN A BACKUP IN TRAFFIC BOUND HONG KONG AND CONGESTION IN THE KWUN TONG AREA, HE SAID.
FOR
MR BARMA SAID THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WAS NOW REVIEWING THE TRIAL SCHEME IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TUNNEL COMPANY AND THE TRAFFIC POLICE TO ESTABLISH ITS OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS.
"AS
PART OF THIS REVIEW CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO OTHER MEASURES THAT MIGHT BE INTRODUCED AND, IN THIS RESPECT, THE PROBLEM OF TRAFFIC SNARLS IN THE TOWN CENTRE OF KWUN TONG WILL CERTAINLY BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
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ARRANGEMENT TO SPEED UP HOUSING OFFER
THE
REASON
FOR SETTING ASIDE 10 PER CENT OF THE NEW HOUSING PRODUCTION IN URBAN DISTRICTS AND REGROUPING OF THE DISTRICTS OF CHOICE FOR WAITING LIST APPLICANTS IS TO SPEED UP THE HOUSING OFFER BY HOUSING AUTHORITY.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY EASON, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON EMILY LAU WAI-HING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
/MR EASON